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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces funding gap but £8m deficit looms

By Dan Peters | 11 August 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has reduced its funding gap by £16m but still faces a fore...

GOVERNANCE

Don't make politics the enemy of good governance

By Hamida Ali | 06 August 2026

Hamida Ali and Mel Stevens argue politics is not an obstacle to good governance. The challenge is...

FINANCE

EFS: A symptom of a system under strain

By Phil Rook | 06 August 2026

Local government needs a funding framework that supports statutory services sustainably rather th...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA redundancies down to just six

By Joe Lepper | 05 August 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) is now proposing axing just six full time equivalent (FTE)...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Asylum legal downgrade sparks concern

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2026

Strategic migration partnerships have raised concerns about the impact of a Home Office decision ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Mayors warned over partnership working

By Joe Lepper | 03 August 2026

Mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs) need to improve their partnership working with investors to ...

FINANCE

Invisibility will be the mark of good stewardship

By Tracy Bingham | 03 August 2026

Leaving a lack of 'unpleasant surprises' will be the true mark of a successful transition followi...

FINANCE

CIPFA report uncovers 'weak financial management' at Hillingdon

By Martin Ford | 31 July 2026

Hillingdon LBC must change course to avoid relying on exceptional financial support (EFS) for yea...

FINANCE

Sorting the finances of social care

By Owen Mapley | 30 July 2026

In light of the Prime Minister’s announcement on social care Owen Mapley says it will take public...

FINANCE

Council to save interest after securing loan

By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026

The National Wealth Fund has granted West Suffolk Council a £9m loan to help deliver a state-of-t...

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